Chaitra Mela Of Tara Tarini: Ganjam District Authority Releases Guidelines

Berhampur: The district administration of Ganjam on Friday issued a slew of do’s and don’ts for devotees through the upcoming Chaitra Mela at Tara Tarini temple, some of the well-known Shakti peeths within the nation which is positioned round 35 kms from right here.
Thousands of individuals from the State and out of doors go to the Seventeenth-century shrine yearly throughout this month-long weekly pageant to hunt blessings of the presiding Goddess of Tara Tarini.
Devotees go to the temple each Tuesday (throughout mid-March to mid-April in keeping with the English calendar) braving scorching solar and climbing lots of of steps above the hill to take part in a particular ritual to tonsure their infants and provide hair to the Goddess.
This yr, the district administration has introduced to conduct the pageant in a subdued method below strict observance of Covid protocols. In an in depth letter mentioning the SOPs, the district authority has urged folks to take warning whereas visiting the mela.
Residents of the district will solely be allowed to go to the shrine through the interval of mela whereas restrictions have been enforced on folks coming from different districts and States.
People will probably be allowed for darshan in queue system and after present process thermal screening, oxymeter, and if obligatory antigen check.
Servitors of the temple will endure Covid check earlier than the mela each Tuesday. Devotees won’t be allowed to take a seat and congregate at anyplace within the shrine.
Distribution and partaking of meals has been banned within the outer bedha of the temple.
People who will provide hair to the Goddess should not be aged above 60 years of age, They will probably be allowed for the ritual solely after Covid check.
People won’t be allowed to go to the shrine on foot via the valley however particular buses have been organized for a similar which the vacationers can avail by paying particular costs
Devotees can use the ropeway or the steps to achieve the shrine.
The administration has made sufficient preparations like mattresses and shed together with consuming water services to avoid wasting folks from scorching warmth
Use of plastic has been banned in and out of doors the shrine.